Assemblage Artist's Show at Fireside Gallery

The public is invited to the opening reception of ANN KEECH: A Retrospective on Saturday, May 12, from 5-7 pm in the Fireside Gallery of Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 South Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333. The show will run through June 11, 2018. Gallery hours are Mon- Fri 9am-4:30pm and Sun 9am-2pm. Directions: www.mluc.org

Main Line Unitarian Church is pleased to host a retrospective of Ann Keech's art making in their Fireside Gallery from May 12 to June 11, 2018. Ann reflects on how making art has enriched and impacted her life, magnifying her awe and awareness of the visual world, a way of mindfulness. Her perspective evolved throughout her life: being encouraged as a child by her mother to make and collect; creating art with children and friends; volunteering 30 years as "The Clay Lady" at Main Line Unitarian Church; designing play-and-learn activities and running workshops for decades at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum; participating for 16 years as a member of the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers, the nationally recognized collective of found object artists; and being an exhibiting member of Philadelphia Sculptors.

Ann’s award-winning artwork has been selected for shows and shops throughout the East Coast, including NYC’s Folk Art Museum Shop, and has been juried into the International Assemblage Exhibit, Berlin, Germany. Her work is included in American Style Magazine 2005 and the beautiful book Found Object Art 2, plus her artwork has been given special mention a number of times by the Philadelphia Inquirer's art critic. Learn more about Ann's artwork at www.dumpsterdivers.org.